Yesterday in class, we had a great discussion about collaborative work and how sometimes it can be very challenging. Professor Mangini was talking about different forms of collaborative work and if they are really considered to be collaborative. Thinking back on how my group is working together, I would definitely say that our group is taking the hierarchical approach to collaborative work. Because of the fact that the three of us have such demanding schedules between work and school, it is hard for everyone to meet up all the time and actually sit down and work on our project together. Although we do message one another through facebook or texting, we are not physically writing it together. What we decided to do was split up our research into parts and then once those parts are complete, come back together as a group and tie it all together. This way seems to work best for most people and I think that most of the times that I have had to do collaborative projects, it has worked out this way.
Brittany Barger